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See: abridgment, abstract, blockade, compendium, curtailment, decline, decrease, decrement, digest, diminution, limitation, outline, synopsis CONTRACTION. An abbreviation; a mode of writing or printing by which some of the letters of a word are omitted. See Abbreviations. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These findings suggest that one of the probable benefits of sEMG biofeedback is the acquisition of appropriate pelvic-floor muscle contractions. By contrast, in weight training the focus is on the magnitude of the force; in plyometrics, the focus is on the speed of muscle contraction. In free static stretching there is no external loading with muscle relaxation, or with isometric muscle contraction (sometimes called active static stretching). |
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